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On a scale from 1-10, how much do you love America?

We say a 10!

One reason is because according to the 2013 World Giving Index (http://www.cnbc.com/id/101240935), the U.S. is the most generous country in the world.

Published every year by the international nonprofit organization Charities Aid Foundation (https://www.cafonline.org/), the Index looks at three measures: monetary giving, volunteering and helping of strangers in a typical month.

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The survey was carried out in 2012 across 135 countries. The U.S. was followed by Canada, Myanmar and New Zealand, which all tied for second.

On a scale from 1-10, how much do you love America?

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